Division Chairs Council

The Division Chair's Council is responsible for advocating for, and insuring quality and coordination among the college's instructional units.  It shall advise on administrative matters related to the delivery of instruction throughout the college.

Committee Charge:

1.  Provide a regular forum for collaboration and cooperation among academic, professional-technical, and academic-support units of the campus.

2.  Regularly review and recommend instructional programming and curriculum, and offer suggestions or recommendations on policy and procedures relative to implementation or enhancement to the Deans and Provost.

 3. Provide a focused consultation and advocacy group which will actively promote instructional excellence and high instructional program quality.

 4. Maintain a forum where instructional managers may share strategies and program information, and where they may collectively offer informed opinion on program development and operation.

 5. Create a public channel of communication to keep academic unit managers informed of administrative decisions and to provide administration with a comprehensive view of instructional unit concerns and needs.

 6. Maintain a collective voice from instructional unit leaders on matters related to budget and fiscal resources.  The Council environment will keep line managers informed of budgetary concerns and decisions in a timely manner, allowing them to provide leadership and support in implementing decisions within their units and across the campus.  At the direction of the Deans and Provost, the Council may provide collective input in budget preparation, regularly review budget decisions, and provide collective analysis of the impact of fiscal planning on instructional activities.

 7. Provide a single point of contact for college units to reach and inform instructional units, facilitating effective access to these units on a regular schedule.

 8. Provide leadership and support in realizing the values and goals outlined in LCSC’s strategic plan, including our commitment to student-centeredness, diversity, excellence, and other qualities of the plan.

COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP:  The Council membership shall include:

• Chairs of Business, Business Technology & Service, Education, Humanities, Natural Science, Nursing & Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and Technical and Industrial divisions.

• Director of the Library

Meetings will be open, with regularly invited guests reflective of the subjects on the agenda.  Deans will be asked to attend meetings monthly as standing invited participants.  

ORGANIZATION:  The chairs will elect a Council Chair to serve at their pleasure.  This Chair will represent the Council to the Deans and Provost, and coordinate and conduct the Council agenda as developed and approved by the membership. 

COMMUNICATION:  Minutes, recommendations, and suggestions made by the Council will regularly be distributed to its members, the Deans, the Provost and President, the Vice-President for Financial Affairs, the Registrar, Director of Recruitment and Retention, Director of Marketing Development and Admissions, and other administrative units of the campus as appropriate. When the communication of recommendations and suggestions is time-critical the Chair may elect to deliver them in writing to the appropriate college official.

MEETINGS:  Meetings will be scheduled on a bi-monthly basis, August through June, with additional meetings or revised schedule determined at the pleasure of the Council.